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Interview with the Audio Portal: Defining Music - Part 2

Posted by TheInterviewer - March 3rd, 2011


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Interview No. 41

Interview By: @The-Great-One


[ PART 1 | PART 2 ]




Q: thatcomposerguy - your first song is entitled Prelude to War. You state that you wrote it for a friend, who is this friend and to an extent what was the process you went through to write it?


A: Well, honestly it was written for me. My mother passed away in 2009 from lung cancer. I wrote Prelude to War in 2007 around the time that her health really started getting bad. I knew it was going to be a long battle (it already was) and I wrote that piece out of the emotions that surrounded that time.




Q: thatcomposerguy - Your song Time to GO! is an uplifting song that despite it not completely in your face still gives you a rush of energy. Was this song planned that way or were you going for something else?


A: It was planned that way. I am capable of writing in your face music and there's a lot of that going on right now. However, I write music to be enjoyable and not distracting, especially when I work for games. Nothing annoys me more than a simple game having loud metal or Drum and Bass music for the sake of just having "Cool music." It can really be distracting.




Q: Goukisan - your first song is entitled the travel of a thought. What was the inspiration for this song and what was the process you took into making it?


A: Actually there was no specific inspiration for that song. I was still learning how to use the program and I just tried to make something that sounded kind of cool. After finishing it, I listened to it over and over and the name just popped into my mind because that's the image that the song presented to me personally, as if I had just been a passive listener.




Q: Goukisan - if there is one song that would be your best it is Guitar Vs. Piano. This song would spawn a sequel Guitar Vs. Piano 2 and would even be remade into Guitar Vs. Piano 1.2. There is a lot of story here. Could you tell us how this song came to be? Who requested the sequel? Why a remake from scratch? And will there be a "Guitar Vs. Piano 3"?


A: This was one of those songs that just sort of came out of my head and there was nothing I could do about it haha. I just sat down.. and wrote out notes as if I knew the song already. It's a strange feeling when that happens but it's great. You get into a groove really and it becomes easy to translate what's in your head down to the computer. The song became popular because of a game called super crazy guitar maniac deluxe (I think that was the name). I made the sequel because I just really liked GvP and I actually would listen to it myself alot. The second one just didn't really feel the same for me, and I realized that trying to make sequels to songs is not really very easy, and generally not a good idea because songs should have their own inspiration and identity... But, then there's the fan factor.. if they demand it long enough then you have to oblige them. So yes, there will be a GvP 3 and I uploaded a sample of it recently to Youtube. You can go to my user page here on Newgrounds to see it.




Q: Kingbastard - your first song is entitled Kingbastard [ boxclever ] which is certainly a bizarre song. What was the process in creating this song?


A: A very long and arduous one! This was my first real foray into the more complex forms of electronic music and programming. I remember thinking when I was creating it that I wanted to make something at a dance tempo, with glitchy rhythmical elements, but I wanted to do it with sound-sets that are not normally associated with that sort of music. I started out with the main body of the song, getting a good solid loop and structure to work with and then began to mash-it-up with glitch, I then set about creating an atmospheric intro, breakdown and outro to the piece.




Q: Kingbastard - the song [ m a t u i t ] is a beautiful and dark song although short is nothing short of poetic. When writing music with lyrics and then singing a song what was going through your mind when creating this song and what inspired you to do so?


A: Well, I'm not proud to say that this song came from a bad drug experience I had at university. The lyrics are probably some of the darkest I've written and came from a very honest place. Lets just say that I had too much of something and felt very paranoid, my heart was racing and I thought I was going to die (fun-times, kids, just say NO!:). What was going through my mind is quite accurately described by the lyrics themselves: This could be my last night on earth & no I was never brave, & when I'm dead & gone I will leave a shallow grave... (quite literal really).




Q: Chronamut - your first song is entitled Techno Mario What made you want to do a video game song and what was the process in making it?


A: ugh that song is terrible - I knew nothing about the program or online music making at the time and I just wanted to see if I could make a mario song - so I took the preset sounds in the program, not knowing anything else at the time - and spewed that out and submitted it - and within like an hour it was used in a flash game, and thus I could never delete it hahaha.. the song literally took maybe half an hour? Hahaha..




Q: Chronamut - your song *+*+(Sonata of Light)+*+* is a wonderfully beautiful song crafted by you. You would remake it as *+*+(Forest of Light)+*+*. Where did the inspiration come from with this song? What was the process in making it? And why did you decide to remix it?


A: ah yes, that song. Let's see - I wanted to make a song that I felt had a bass, 2 arps, and a lead, and that never ever ended. It loops seamlessly and can go on forever and ever. Since it had this definitive "4 channel" structure I wanted to see what it would be like if I made it more foresty.. as the piano version is a bit.. rigid. I think the end result was pretty good and I am happy with it - added some real-life instruments in there too :)




Q: F-777 - Your first song in the Audio Portal would be entitled Project X-1067. For your first it is certainly quite good. You state you had been making music for months when you brought this to us. Were there any failures before this one or was it all one project just being expanded on?


A: I had actually been making music for just ONE month and yes there were many failures haha. It is not my first song but probably around my 15th song. Months later I posted my actual FIRST song "Wazzup" just so people could hear my first song ever. So to fix the confusion, Project X-1067 is my first SUBMISSION to newgrounds, not my first song I ever made.




Q: F-777 - Out of all of your songs I must say that my personal favorite by you is Lion King - F-777 ReMiX. It truly is an outstanding remix of one of the final songs in the movie and is quite honestly a nice homage to the original. You stated that you had this tune stuck in your head for five years. I have a feeling that perhaps you might like "The Lion King." There is the inspiration, but I feel there is a bit more to this story would you care to share it with us?


A: Thanks so much!!! Although I don't consider that remix among my top works it was definitely a memorable moment for me. Lion King was one of my first inspirations to make music EVER and that tune was just playing over and over in my head for the longest time. I decided I wanted to remix it but then I wanted to see if I could get the tune down without listening to the original to refresh my memory. I thought I would be WAY off and completely fail but I was bored and having some fun. Then when it turned out to be exactly the same.....I almost died. Like COMPLETELY shocked. That song had SUCH an impact on my life but I had NO idea that it was THAT much of an impact. So ya might sound funny but I cried when that happened. Emotional time haha. So ya its funny cause I used to think it was weird that out of all my friends I was the only one who didn't cry from the movie Lion King, but then it found its way to make me cry in a weird way. Haha so ya, there's the rest of the story =). Im glad you liked the remix.




Q: InvisibleObserver - Your first song is entitled Tribunal. It is as you state sad and cave-like. For your first song it is quite good. You stated that you made it relatively quickly, but what all did you learn when making this song?


A: To be entirely honest, my comments on it are from nearly 3 years ago when I was a production neanderthal. They aren't how I would want to present myself now. I don't think I learnt much at all, but was merely excited to upload something to NG to get my account validated. Given the way I wrote in the text blurb, I wrote it forcefully for the sake of having something there being said. Probably learning more from the song now upon reflecting on it, that I shouldn't have let myself get a bit caught up and spew out something really not worth while. Oh well.




Q: InvisibleObserver - After listening to your works, I must say that my favorite by you is your latest one entitled Significate Epitome. For my readers looking to listen to this song I suggest you make sure you have a bit of time on your hands before so. Why would you make a song this long and what was the inspiration and process you took into creating it?


A: It is positive you like the newest, compared to the older pieces I really got my stuff together comparied to my musical dark ages. More technical, academic, well geared and experienced. I intend on having a great deal of my older songs lopped off at some point. Though it should be noted I have a good deal of them remixed/mastered and uploaded as album content.


The length has to do with a number of things. First, I use to have problems writing songs over a minute, and my attempts at beating that out were rather successful, and now I strive to out-do myself in song length. Secondly there is an appeal to writing a song that, while writing, there is no end in sight so no confine is felt. I'm not saying I feel locked in if I write something short, but when the writing session is going well, there isn't really a hamper on ending the fun. Thirdly, I enjoy songs of length myself. 3 minute songs better have a lot of attention to detail and content within them. Alot of what I write of longer nature tend to evolve or move, and the sheer size in effect stops a listener from knowing a song fully. Very much the case with Significate Epitome, there is too much audio information over a long period of time that you can't listen to it once and be done with it. Unless of course its outright disliked.


Other factors, a friend was praising some highly layered electronic musicians work and I felt I could out-do him. That was strived for.




After all of this from beginning to end. The one answer I seemed to get the most out of came from the musician of "InvisibleObserver." His seemed to make the most sense to me. Does that mean that all other answers are wrong? Not at all, music is an art, but unlike other forms of art it is not a visual medium. So when people listen to music and make music it is different while at the same time the same. Has the question been answered? For me it has, for others I can't say. Overall I thank all of those who took the time to answer my questions on this subject and one can only hope that they continue to work at their craft with their gifts.




[ PART 1 | PART 2 ]


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